Eick originally planned to tell the start of a major Battlestar Galactica bromance, until the original Syfy show's timeline got in the way.

"It was all about how this broken heart, this betrayal, this woman that Adama loved, was buffered by an even deeper love. And that was for his best friend," said Eick, who along with Cotton gave an exclusive interview to Blastr. "At the time, the idea was to make a young Adama and young Tigh. And then, of course, because I'm always stupid and forgetful about the mythology and the history that we've established on Battlestar... I get dumb about it. Like, when did Adama and Tigh meet? Oh, that's right, it was after the first Cylon war. Oh s--t. It's not the kind of thing I'm good at keeping in my mind. So I developed this entire story."

At various points it shows its bloodline as being that of a truly great sci-fi series and hints of the epicness that it held at its core. Certainly towards the end, you are left with a more complex Adama (a very central character in the original, for any Battlestar virgins around here) than you started with. There are glimpses of where the writers were heading for and how the show could have done amazing things with so much more material and scope available, than was available with the original. This is not to mention the immense amount that was being achieved in Blood and Chrome, with its hybrid CGI/physical sets and stunning digital visuals.

I completely agree. The character development was in place for what could have been a great show. Such a triumph, yer such a shame.

The two-hour movie version of the series will debut at 9 p.m. on February 10 on Syfy, featuring additional footage and scenes that were not included in the web episodes. Shortly after the TV premiere, the film cut will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and video-on-demand services on February 19.

“The hardest part was the helmet,” said Cotton. “Hard to breathe in those helmets. The green screen, everybody kind of kept saying before we started, 'Oh, it's going to be so hard,' but I didn't find it to be too much of a challenge. There's little markers that you can pick to have an imaginary spaceship or whatever it is. But after watching some of the dailies, I realized that I wasn't taking in the environment as much as I would if I was actually in some kind of a Cylon facility or whatever. But once you figure that out, I didn't find it too challenging at all.”